UH officials are not permitted to discuss Barker until he enrolls in school.

Barker, a junior walk-on, led the Gophers in receiving this season with 30 receptions for 577 yards and seven touchdowns. He did not play the rest of the season after suffering a high ankle sprain during an Oct. 27 game against Purdue.

Barker announced Nov. 18 on Twitter that he was quitting the team and then posted an extensive letter on Tumblr — entitled “My letter to Jerry Kill, why I quit” — that accused the Gophers coach of “manipulation and abuse.”

“Thank you for showing me your true colors,” Barker wrote. “That you will stop at nothing to prove you have control over me.”

In the letter, Barker alleged Kill questioned his attitude and work ethic after he suffered the ankle injury. Barker also accused tight ends coach Rob Reeves of using a slur when describing Barker’s spiritual views.

“You took the one thing you had a say in (my football playing career and my future) and you held it against me in an attempt to break me, going as far as to tell me I’ll never get a scholarship or see the field again,” Barker wrote about Kill.

Kill has denied any mistreatment of Barker.

Minnesota will play Texas Tech in the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas at Reliant Stadium on Dec. 28.